BY THOMAS (i. SLOAXE. 383 



Carenum ( Paliscaphus) felix, SI., resembles C. subplanatum, 

 Bates, but a specimen is not now available to me for comparison. 

 It seems to me that Paliscaphus, though closely allied to Eutoma, 

 cannot be united with it, and is as much entitled to generic 

 rank; however, I prefer to merge it in Carenum. 



Genus Eutoma, 



I offer the following grouping of the species of Eutoma in the 

 hope that it may help to make the identification of species in 

 that genus a little less difficult than at present. Eutoma 

 aberrans, SI., should be referred to Conopterum. 



I. Elytra bipunctate. 



A. A single large puncture on the base of each elytron near shoulder. 

 E. cavipenne, Bates. E. gratiosum, SI. 



E. ciipripenne, Macl. E. splendidum, Macl. 



E. violaceum, Macl. 



AA. Several punctures in a cluster at base of each elytron. 



E. adelaidce, Blkb. E. Mastersi, Macl. 



E. episcopate, Cast. E. purpuratum, Cast. 



E. filiforme, Cast. E. subrugosulum, Macl. 



E. glaberrimum, Macl. E. substriatulum, Macl. 



E. Icevissime, SI. E. tin et ill* it urn, Newm. 



E. undulatum, Macl. 



II. Elytra quadripunctate. 



E. breiripenne, Macl. E. magnificuvi, Macl. 



E. digglesi, Macl. E. viridicolor, SI. 



III. Elytra sex- or octopunctate. 



E. frenchi, SI. E. punctipenne, Macl. 



The E. splendidum Group belongs to South-West Australia, 

 with the exception of E. gratiosum, SI., which is said to be from 

 the Mallee District of Victoria, a locality which I cannot help 

 thinking may have been ascribed to it in error. 



E. tinctillatum, Newm., seems to be the only species of the 

 genus found east of a line drawn from Moreton Bay to Port 

 Phillip. I have no doubt but that E. bipunctatum, Macl., E. 

 punctulatum, Macl., E. newmani, Cast., E. Iceve, Cast., E. loddo- 



